Greenery as a matter of security for citizens involved in digital crime mapping by the use of GIS-based tool in Poland
Year: 2022
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: National Map of Security Threats (NMST), implemented in Poland in 2016, is a GIS-based tool for digital crime and threat mapping involving citizens in shaping local security by reporting neighborhood hazards.Among 26 categories of threats possible to report, 5 are directly related to greenery.The study aimed to identify the advantages and disadvantages of this tool related to data collection and its practical use as a source supporting security in the category of greenery.The advantages of the NMST include modern (online) and an anonymous way of reporting dangers by respondents as part of joint involvement in shaping local safety, etc.The disadvantages include limited data and restricted access, resulting in difficulty in analyzing the detailed information and no possibility of comparative analysis due to limited data storage time.Due to the predominance of limitations, this tool should be developed in the direction of tracking long-term trends by access to older data, the possibility of assessing the effectiveness of actions taken against threats, the opportunity of reporting threats also out of the current list to increase the social usefulness of the NMST related to access and usage of urban green areas.
Authors: Kinga Kimic, Paulina Polko
Institutions: Warsaw University of Life Sciences, WSB University
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4285284874